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"There's no place like Penn" next weekend

The Penn Quakers show their appreciation for their loyal student fans on Saturday, Sept. 26, with their Student Day home opener against the University of Richmond. But Saturday's game isn't the only "Student Day" that weekend. Penn student organizations and University offices will join forces to present something for everyone during "There's No Place Like Penn," a weekend-long festival of food, entertainment, games and general fun to welcome new and returning students to campus. Here's the rundown on the weekend's events: Thursday, Sept. 24

Anything but common

The official opening of Sansom Common last week proved a case study in celebratory planning: Design the weather, invite the neighborhood, showcase the music of Lettuce (funk/hip-hop) and Signature (jazz), serve barbecue, etc., and watch 'em line up and chow down. Not twins, Khalilah Bryan (C'00, left) and Shannon McDougal (C'99) came to the party, along with Mayor Ed Rendell (where there's food ...) and hundreds of others. Photo by Candace diCarlo

Health System and Human Resources team to keep you well

The Health System Department of Health and Disease Management is offering courses open to faculty and staff. WEIGHT CONTROL: Topics include behavior management, healthy eating, and exercise guidelines. Tuesday, Oct. 20, noon to 12:50 p.m., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Founders Building, Plaza A.

The basketball diaries: Italian edition

The Penn men's basketball team spent the latter part of August touring Italy. Though the team was 1-5 in its matches with Italian and Swedish teams, the tour was nonetheless quite an experience for the team, which saw new sights, became acquainted with unfamiliar ways and played basketball by the rest of the world's rules. Team members kept a diary of their experiences as the tour progressed; here are some excerpts:

Hypocrisy torpedoed diversity

University City's hot -- and cool -- tonight

Pianist Jacky Terrasson will perform at the Annenberg Center as part of the first "Go West! Go International! 3rd Thursdays" program.

Job postings change

The University's job listings have moved, and so has the Penn Job Application Center. The new Job Application Center has five computer stations with Internet access, and offers help with completing applications. The center, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, is at 3550 Market Street, Suite 110, telephone 222-3400. Listings of what's open are also available to anyone with Internet access on the new Human Resources Web site.

Survey results challenge faculty assumptions

In today's fast-paced, highly interactive, communication-oriented society, traditional lecture and discussion courses no longer stimulate students the way they once did. In fact, students are eager for courses that provide hands-on learning experiences linked to real-world problems. But, as my research on the subject demonstrated, the potential for academically-based community service to enrich the undergraduate curriculum at Penn remains unrealized, and students, faculty and administrators all have a role to play in changing this situation.

"People don't even give it a chance -it's 'Ewww! Oooh! How can you do that stuff?'"

Photo by Candace diCarlo JEANNETTE TASEY Position: Medical photographer, Biomedical Communications, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center Length of service: 3 years Other stuff: She has also studied guitar construction and repairs guitars on the side.

Program engenders new areas of study

What a difference 25 years makes, and the Women's Studies program is celebrating just that. Between 1964 and 1974, the women's experience at Penn transmogrified like no other: In that time, the University ceased to monitor women's social lives; the College for Women became integrated with the entire University; women started writing for the school newspaper; student governments merged; and women got organized on a grand scale.